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Honestly lots of supers can work. Nighthawk isn't bad, raiden can actualy be made to work, melting point is always nifty and hammers also hit well, sentinel is semi usable but not ideal probably, nova bomb can be some quick damage and more importantly rifts are nifty. Stuff.

Borealis/Darci/Tractor Cannon/Wardcliff/Ikelos SR/things can work depending on team plans. The safer bet is one of the above snipers in the back rooms but it's not the only way.

But ah yeah seeing you mention Warlock, I guess Nova is probably one of the more popular ones since it's a one off, but more importantly a matter of lunaing in a back corner for team.

Might as well just hop in and see how it goes, prior to final encounter it's honestly an easy raid, so a decent bit of loot there.

That post stated "raiden can actually be made to work" - if you don't want to worry about having to aim or hit precision hits, just use Arcstrider with Raiden Flux and jump R2 spam from the back side of Ca'uor - it helps people using Borealis / D.A.R.C.I. aim at his backpack better and it does pretty good damage for being so mindless.

EDIT: Just read the rest of your post, noticed that you were a Warlock. You'll definitely want to run Borealis with Ionic Return procced and hit his backpack with your empowering rift. Mechanic wise, Spire isn't too difficult. It's more of a team effort than individual effort; minor mistakes like not charging the ball with Engulfed and calling out when to scout in Phase 1 & 2 are the biggest individual mistakes.

It's not really that hard it just require more situational awareness and a firm understanding of the mechanics and order of mechanics. Dps isn't too much of a problem with most groups. It's simply getting there.

Probably cuz of first day impressions. The fact that everyone went "OMG HARDEST RAID EVER" when a majority of players were vastly underleveled can't have been too helpful for people nervous about raiding.

For a below average joe like me, most everyone has to play almost perfect for the SoS normal raid. I’m all for making prestige hard and requiring some crazy mechanics, just give normal that fun experience to get you hooked. I’ve even signed up for a Sherpa for Spires, no sherpas yet,

You can fail every mechanic as a group basically. Being a float is easiest if you struggle with adds, L1/R1 are easiest overall, L2/R2 is basically just never stop killing. Just get used to the flow and when/where adds spawn. The mechanics are not too bad if you control adds.

The thing with SoS is the first two encounters are an absolute doddle. You'll go in nervous the first time and breeze the start of it. Before you know it you're at phase 1 of the boss.

This is difficult the first time but you'll feel better having got a rough idea of how it all works from the beginning section. From phase 1 it's difficult but it doesn't leave you thinking you can't do it. The learning curve is nicely done.

Jump in. Enjoy it and after awhile you'll finish it. It's worth it. That first completion feels great. Hardest part is keeping a team together long enough to learn phase 2.

No worries. I play a Warlock as well normally but if I'm honest I've more completions on my hunter purely because the group I run with prefers to use Arc Striders as it's a bit easier to keep him stunned.

You'll get on fine with a lock as well though just means you have to play your life a little more and your healing rift is like a gift from the gods.

Better Devils, Postitive Outlook, EP shotgun for basically all 3 parts. I was an arcstrider so got right up in Val face along with others. I think for Phase 2 of boss fight I switched to crimson to stay alive

the actual gameplay is easy, you aren't going to be tested to do anything spectacular as a player. the only challenging part initially is understanding the steps you take every time. which, if you have a decent leader calling it out and you listen to them closely, will not be a big deal at all.

it's a bunch of "steps" but they'are all very easy, just have to follow directions basically.

So when it comes to load out. I’d recommend nova bomb, I usually don’t use mine on the boss though cause I’d can be kinda risky with the rockets being shot your way, I use it for an easy way to kill gladiators. For weapons, it depends on your strat, but most groups use snipers and sit in the back two rooms so run darci or ikelos on that strat. Best way to learn it is have someone else in your fireteam teach you, there’s too much information in videos and you learn better by doing it anyways. That’s pretty much it I guess so good luck!!

Once you do it a few times, it becomes muuuuch less stressful and much more enjoyable than any other raid (IMO). I understand your stress. I think part of your problem is that you've watched videos. It seems counter intuitive but because I was ignorant of how challenging it was, I went it pretty relaxed. Since you know that there's a ton of mechanics to juggle, you're probably psyching yourself out. Just go for it. You'll be fine.

Here's some tips as a warlock main who has no trouble with non prestige SOS anymore.

Bring wardcliff coil in case people want to do this strat, otherwise bring Sins of the Past or some other META rocket launcher with void (there will probably be a tractor canon on your team if you're not doing Wardcliff strat)

Bring a solid energy scout rifle, void. I love the Manannan for this.

Two words for your primary: Midnight. Coup. Keep moving and keep hitting crits. I recommend you play L1 or R1 when you're first learning the raid. L2/R2 have the most adds to kill typically. Floater usually has the least as they are the ones typically doing other stuff (like going up to scout).